’56 Bowman test?

A guy identifying himself as “John” posts this comment:
I enjoyed looking through the 2008 catalog. I have done a lot of
research regarding the take over of bowman by topps in 1956. If a test
card from the ’56 bowman cards popped up with a back and ’55 stats,
could you put a price tag on that card [...]

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New Old Judge

Brian Van Horn and I have gone back and forth a little on this one, and after deciding we’ve got a new variation on the 1887-1890 N172 Old Judge Tom Forster (Milwaukee) card; his latest email—which makes me say we’ve got a keeper for the 2009 book—and the pic:

I [got] the card 13 years ago [...]

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Beckett checks in

Elon Werner writes:
Mark Anderson, Beckett’s Grading Services Director, sent me a link to
your site. I have added it to the blogroll at the Beckett Blog site.
Keep up the good work.

Thanks much, I’m adding you to our blogroll right now.
As I posted earlier in the discussion of the Parnell Bowman card, all I care about in [...]

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New Cameo Pepsin

Our indefatiguable Cameo Pepsin pin collector Al Simeone (who sends us new finds as soon as he gets them) racked up another this week. Meet C. Burrell, perhaps an ancestor of Pat Burrell’s? Probably not.

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Welcome to Forum 54 folks

I just put up a note on Forum 54’s vintage message board publicizing this blog. Welcome everyone who found us via that route. Here’s a little eye candy from eBay—I’m sure you guys and gals already discussed this to death but I’m also sure it’s tough to keep that salivating reflex from happening all over [...]

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ID Please, Pirates/Ruth pieces

Help reader Phil Arem and us catalogers determine what this is…is it uncatalogued or are we just missing something there already in the book? To wit, he writes:
I wasn’t exactly sure how to submit these 2 items so I emailed you here. One appears to be a 1939 Pirates Premium from Duquesne Brewing [...]

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1950 Bowman Mel Parnell—price?

Collector Bruce Moreland calls the 1950 Bowman Mel Parnell card one of the “nastiest” of the Bowmans; we’re assuming he means “of the cards out there in the wild for collectors to chase, these are in the worst shape, good luck finding ones that haven’t been abused.” It’s a classic #1 card.

Standard Catalog reader Erik [...]

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More info on 1967 Topps pinup unnumbered Clemente

Howard Chasser writes:

I am trying to find out more about a 1967 Topps pinup sticker. The
one I have is Roberto Clemente and it happens to be autographed.
Visually the sticker looks exactly like the 1967 Topps pinups except
the sticker is not numbered. The stock is similar to that of the 1967
pirates and red sox stickers or [...]

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Whither the CD?

Tony Bonn writes:
Your book is bountiful, comprehensive, nearly exhaustive but its virtues are nearly its undoing. The book is cumbersome, time consuming and obese. The solution is not a diet. The time has arrived for an electronically searchable version of this book. It would be lovely to have a version for hand held devices. Do [...]

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Does a paper (as opposed to cardboard) 1941 Play Ball set exist

Baron Bedesky writes:
I’m trying to help one of our readers out. This has to do with the 1941 Play Ball set. Apparently, in addition to the regular cards, there is a “parallel” version that exists on paper stock. I’m wondering how common these are, and what their market value is vis-a-vis the regular version. This [...]

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